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Finding aid for the Victorian manuscripts collection 6094
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Victorian manuscripts collection
    Identifier/Call Number: 6094
    Physical Description: 0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1819-1870
    Abstract: The collection consists of 4 manuscripts: a book of "receipts" for common ailments and common recipes; the manuscript has some pages inserted. A manuscript of questions and answers; the book is turned upside down to read the questions and the answers. It also has clippings pasted onto the flyleaf and the first pages. On the cover is stamped: B.M.E. Riddles &c. A letter and accompanying price listsent by William Pamplin, nursey and seedsman, to a client. And lastly, a group of 17 police reports to the London Metropolitan Police Commissioners on improving the security of houses against burglars.
    Container: 1

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Victorian manuscripts collection, Collection no. 6094, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of 4 manuscripts: a book of "receipts" for common ailments and common recipes; the manuscript has some pages inserted. A manuscript of questions and answers; the book is turned upside down to read the questions and the answers. It also has clippings pasted onto the flyleaf and the first pages. On the cover is stamped: B.M.E. Riddles &c. A letter and accompanying price list sent by William Pamplin, nursey and seedsman, to a client. And lastly, a group of 17 police reports to the London Metropolitan Police Commissioners on improving the security of houses against burglars.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Manuscripts
    Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Archival resources
    Great Britian -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources